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| POLITICAL SYSTEM |
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| Official Name: |
Republic of Bulgaria |
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| Legal System: |
Based on the constitution of July 1991 |
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| National legislature: |
Unicameral National Assembly of 240 members, elected by proportional representation |
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| Electoral System: |
Universal direct suffrage from the age of 18 |
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| Head of state: |
Elected president |
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| Main political parties and grouping: |
Simeon II National Movement (centred on the former king Simeon Saxe-Coburg), Movement for Rights and Freedoms (formed mainly from Turkish ethnic minority), Union of Democratic Forces(an alliance of anti-communist parties & groups), Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria(a new party made of former members of the UDF), Peoples' union, Bulgarian Socialist Party(previously the Bulgarian Communist Party) |
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| Council of ministers: |
Prime minister, Deputy prime minister & minister of transport & communications, Deputy prime minister |
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| Key ministers: |
Agriculture & forestry, Defence, Economy, Energy, European integration, Finance, Foreign affairs, Interior, Justice, Labour & social policy, Regional development & public works, State administration |
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